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I've been back and forth from Australia to the US enough times that it takes about five minutes for my brain to adjust to driving on the other side of the road each time.

That said, my brain takes the cue from looking at what side the wheel is on (I just keep the side with myself on it close to the centre line). If I got off the plane and into a McLaren F1 then I'd probably have real problems (thankfully Avis doesn't carry twenty-year-old supercars).



I'm Australian, have been driving in Canada/US for 7 years.

Now I'm driving my Left-hand-drive Jeep on the left side of the road in Southern Africa.

I have also driven right-hand-drive vehicles on the left in Canada.

It's annoying for merging and overtaking, but it's not "difficult".




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